Born only five years after Pakistan was created in 1 947, Imran Khan has lived his country's history. Undermined by a ruling elite hungry for money and power, Pakistan now stands alone as the only Islamic country with a nuclear bomb, yet it is unable to protect its people from the carnage of regular bombings from terrorists and its own ally, America. Now with the revelation that Pakistan has been the hiding place of Osama bin Laden for several years, that relationship can only grow more strained. How did it reach this flashpoint of instability and injustice with such potentially catastrophic results for Pakistan? Recounting his country's history through the prism of his own memories, Imran Khan starts from its foundation, ripped out of the dying British Raj . He guides us through and comments on subsequent historical developments which shook the Muslim world - the wars with India in 1965 and 1 9 7 1 , the Iranian Revolution of 1 979, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the 9/1 1 terrorist attacks and America's retribution ten years later with the assassination of bin Laden - to the current controversial and intractable war in Afghanistan. We see these events viewed not only through the eyes of Westerners, but through those of ordinary Pakistanis. Drawing on the experiences of his own family and his wide travels within his homeland, Pakistan: A Personal Histor provides a unique insider's view of a country unfamiliar y to a western audience. Woven into this history we see how Imran Khan's personal life his happy childhood in Lahore, his Oxford education, his extraordinary cricketing career, his marriage to Jemima Goldsmith, his mother's influence and that of his Islamic faith - inform both the historical narrative and his current philanthropic and political activities. It is at once absorbing and insightful. casting fresh light upon a country whose culture he believes is largely misunderstood by the West.

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...IMRANKHANImranKhan the former captain of Pakistan Cricket team and the leader of the Tehrik-e-Insaaf was born on November 25, 1952 at Lahore. He received his initial education at Aitchison College, Lahore and then took admission in the Royal Grammar School, Worcester in England. Thereafter, he went to study Economics and Politics at Keble College, Oxford from 1973 to 1976.
Cricket was very much a part of Imran Khan’s family. Inspired by his cousins, Javed Burki and Majid Khan who were first class cricketers, ImranKhan started playing cricket during his school years at the age of thirteen. He also played Cricket for Oxford University. He made his first class test debut for Lahore at the age of sixteen and his test debut in England, 1971 when he was only 18 years old.
Being an all-rounder ImranKhan achieved reputation as one of the fastest bowlers of his times and became the captain of Pakistan cricket team in 1981. He led Pakistan to numerous victories. Imran led the Pakistani team to its first victory against India on their home soil. His glorious victory was, indeed, to win World Cup victory at Melbourne in 1992 when he made the nation highly amused and proud of him during the holy month of Ramadan. ImranKhan was one of the few cricketers who captivated their fans by their...

...ImranKhan was born on the fifth of November 1952 in Lahore. His father, Ikramullah Khan Niazi was an engineer by profession. His family was most accurately described as upper-middle class, and comfortably off rather than rich. Eight of Imran's numerous cousins who grew up in his home suburb of Lahore, Zaman Park, became first class cricketers. Among them are Javed Burki and Majid Khan, both of whom preceded Imran in going to Oxford and captaining Pakistan. Imran started playing cricket at the age of thirteen and was inspired by his cousins . He completed school in Lahore and then moved on to England for higher studies at Oxford. He completed his education at Oxford. He initially played cricket for his college and later represented the English county Worcester at the first class level. He made his debut for Pakistan during the 1972 England series when he was eighteen and then went on to become a major force in world cricket.
ImranKhan was a fine fast bowler and inspirational captain whose crowning achievement was leading Pakistan in winning the 1992 World Cup. A genuine all-rounder he consistently made useful contributions with the bat in all forms of cricket. Imran was also a bowler capable of producing enormous swing due to his somewhat unique action. He could also produce deadly bouncers, which terrorized batsmen all over the world. As a fast...

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Ayub started to interfere in the religion by making some laws that were highly criticized in the religious circles. But the step that primarily takes him off the ground is the death sentence given to Maulana Maududi (Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan). The supporters of the part along with the people who have sympathy with the religious leader started a campaign against Ayub Khan. Although, later death sentence was taken back due to the intense pressure from the public but this action from the government gave a death blow to Khan's popularity in the religious circles.
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3. Genghis Khan rose to power through his determination and his refusal to be looked down at. Mongols viewed warfare as, not a battle for honor, but for winning. The Mongols did not fight to lose with honor; they fought to win with power. (8-9 & 91)
4. When Temujin (Genghis Khan) was born, he held a blood clot in his hand. Nobody knew what this meant, if it was a sign, or just pure coincidence. Nevertheless, Temujin’s childhood proved his strength. Temujin shot Behter, his older half brother, with a bow, because of how he was treating him. (Explained in #7) This proved Temujin’s strength and refusal to be treated and viewed as an insignificant speck in his family, as well as in the Mongol population. (13-14 & 24-25)
5. Genghis Khan has made many mistakes, and seen many errors in society, but he has also fixed these mistakes. Examples: When Genghis Khan was known as Temujin, when he was a part of Jamuka’s band, he was classified as part of the distant, black-boned kin, whereas Jamuka’s family was ranked as a white bone. Later on in his life, Genghis Khan decided that, whilst assembling his army, he realized that separating everyone by their rank made no sense, so he separated them without acknowledgement of their lineage, thus abolishing the distinction between black bone and white bone (37-38 & 52-53); Genghis Khan learned how to travel long distances over long periods of time with...

...Genghis Khan, or Ghengis Khan as he is more widely known, was born about the year 1162 to a Mongol chieftain, Yesugei, and his wife. He was born with the name of Temujin, which means 'iron worker' in his native language. When Temujin was born his fist was clutching a blood clot which was declared an omen that he was destined to become a heroic warrior.Very little is known of Temujin until he was around age 13 when his father declared that his son was to find a fiancée and get married. After several days of travel Temujin and Yesugei came across a tribe of Mongols that were very hospitable and welcoming. Temujin was not there long when he noticed a certain girl, Borte the daughter of the chieftain. She was destined to become his wife. Temujin's father died when Temüjin was still young, poisoned by a group of Tatars. The Tatars were the chief power on the eastern Mongolia at the time, and long- time rivals of the Mongols. When Temujin heard how his father had died, vowed one day to avenge the death.
Temujin left Borte, returned to his tribe, with the intention to declare himself leader. At this time he was 13 years of age. Senior members of the tribe ridiculed his plans; rejected him as chief, and abandoned the youngster and his family to the Mongolian plains. While there were noble lineages among the Mongols, such as Temujin's, they did not enjoy the automatic loyalty of others. Nor did seniority guarantee a position of influence or power....

...Analysis of ‘Kubla Khan’ regarding Colonial Discourse:
As a product of the complex discursive web of the 18th century, the Orientalist Coleridge could not act out of such historical forces as colonialism that had gone into shaping him and his poetry.He, in post colonial discourse, was unable to go parallel with the theory of ‘Arts for Arts sake’ and ‘Willing Suspension of Disbelief’.
In Kubla Khan,Coleridge is trying to establish the heagemony of Abyssinian Christianity which according to him is more pure and can only be revived by colonizers by the song of Abyssinian maid. These lines make this idea more clear:
Could I revive within me
Her symphony and song,
To such deep delight ‘twould win me
That with music loud and long,
I would build that dome within the air!
It is showing his hatred of corrupt religion of the East. His desire is to free mankind from political tyranny of tyrannical despots represented in the figure of Kubla. Although Kubla Khan was the conqueror and master of the world ... in Coleridge's view he was really no more than a passing historical representative cast up from the central 'Romantic chasm' . Kubla, a man of military skill and known for his administrative capabilities was called by the Mongols as Setsen Khan (The Wise Khan). He conquered China and established the Mongol dynasty, unifying the nation for the first time since the T'ang regime. Following the...

...Genghis Khan Notes
Bio Details:
Birth date:1162, Deluun Boldog
Death date: August 18th 1227 A.D, Western Xia (Now the Chinese provinces of Ningxia)
Successor: His grandson, Kublai Khan who expanded the empire till it reached central Europe and the Middle East.
Children: He had four children; Ogedei Khan, Jochi, Tolui Borjigin, Chagatai Khan.
Siblings: Genghis Khan had three full brothers; Jochi khasar(Jochi senior) Temuge, and Khajun.
He also had two step brothers, one of which he killed when he was still a boy. His father died, and left the step children in the care of Genghis's mother.
In 1206, the Mongol people made him ruler. The only thing he was afraid of where dogs; their barks scared him.
Significant Achievements:
Conquerer and founder of the mongolian empire, he brought many of the nomadic mongolian tribes together and formed the greatest empire in history . He reigned the Empire from 1206-1227 A.D.
He created the trade route between Asia, Europe, and the Middle East (The silk road).
He started the mongolian dynasty.
In 1215, only nine years after becoming emperor, Genghis Khan broke through the wall of china and gained modern day Beijing.
Legacy:
He had an extremely fast traveling army that could travel 70 miles in a day.
He formed the largest empire in History. Many of his enemies surrendered in fear of his brutal ravages.
What do we...

...Coleridge’s poem “Kubla Khan” (The Oxford Anthology of English Literature. Romantic Poetry and Prose, pp. 254 – 257), paying special attention to the romantic interpretation of art and the status of the artist/poet.
Along with “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”(1798) and “Christabel” (1816), “Kubla Khan” is one of Coleridge’s most famous and impressive poems. These poems deal with supernatural events. At the time of the poem’s publication, Coleridge calls Kubla Khan a “fragment” and subtitles it “A Vision in a Dream”, adding an introductory note explaining its unusual origin. The poet remarked that after taking some opium for medication, to which he was known to be addicted. The story of its composition is also one of the most famous in the history of English poetry. Before falling asleep, the author had been reading a passage from Samuel Purcha’s Pilgrimage in which Kubla Khan commanded the building of a new palace. Coleridge claims that while he slept, he had a fantastic vision and composed everything in a flash, while sleeping— some two or three hundred lines of poetry. Unfortunately, a man from Porlock interrupted him, and when the poet had a chance to return to his writing, the images had vanished, leaving him with only vague recollections and an unfinished poem.
The fragmentary nature and dreamlike imagery of the work is considered demonstrative of Romantic poetic theory.
Probably the most...